Method for obtaining background information and electronic device supporting the same

An electronic device comprising:

• a housing including a first plate configured to face a first direction, a second plate configured to face a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member disposed in at least part of a peripheral region between the first plate and the second plate;
• a touch screen display, at least part of the touch screen display exposed through the first plate of the housing;
• a fingerprint sensor disposed in a lower portion of the touch screen display and configured to obtain fingerprint information;
• a cover case coupled or integrated with at least part of the housing and configured to open or close the first plate of the housing;
• a sensor module;
• communication circuitry;
• and
• a processor electrically connected with the touch screen display, the fingerprint sensor, the sensor module, and the communication circuitry,
• wherein the processor is configured to:
• determine whether specified data is received from the cover case via the communication circuitry;
• determine, based on the determination as to whether the specified data is received, whether the cover case makes contact with one region of the touch screen display that corresponds to the fingerprint sensor based on cover case closing the first plate of the housing;
• determine whether the cover case is in an open state or a closed state, based on information sensed through the sensor module;
• and
• decide a time to obtain specified information using the fingerprint sensor, based on the determination as to whether the cover case makes contact with the one region of the touch screen display and the determination as to whether the cover case is in the open state or the closed state.

A method for obtaining background information by an electronic device, the method comprising:

• determining whether specified data is received from a cover case via communication circuitry, the cover case being coupled or integrated with at least part of a housing of the electronic device;
• determining, based on the determination as to whether the specified data is received, whether the cover case makes contact with one region of a touch screen display based on the cover case closing a plate included in the housing;
• determining whether the cover case is in an open state or a closed state, based on information sensed through a sensor module;
• and
• deciding a time to obtain specified information using a fingerprint sensor, based on the determination as to whether the cover case makes contact with the one region of the touch screen display and the determination as to whether the cover case is in the open state or the closed state, wherein the fingerprint sensor is disposed in a lower region of the touch screen display that corresponds to the one region of the touch screen display.